BC Election 2013 Survey

Survey of all BC candidates for 2013 election.

The Provincial Government is the authority for wildlife in British Columbia, and therefore holds responsibility for policies around management. Our survey provides candidates with the opportunity to disclose their position towards the current situation in our province where deer in BC communities have been culled over the past two winter seasons.

The survey asked candidates to respond to 4 items using the following scale:

1. Strongly Agree 2. Agree 3. Neutral 4. Disagree 5. Strongly Disagree

We additionally provided them with the opportunity to comment on each item.

PUBLIC EDUCATION: The first step in reducing human wildlife conflict is to encourage positive attitudes toward wildlife in communities

DEER NUMBERS: An ungulate study in all regions is essential before any deer management process can be considered.

CAPTURE AND EUTHANIZE: You are knowledgeable about the clover traps used to capture deer, and about the captive bolt guns (the same device used in abattoirs to stun bovines in chutes) to euthanize the deer.

LETHAL VS. NON-LETHAL: When there are proven non-lethal options for deer management (such as wildlife corridors, fencing, deterrents, public education, adverse conditioning called "hazing") they should be implemented instead of lethal options.

The responses are presented in four webpages:

Note To Respondents:

We have found that there have been a few occasions where the rating system has caused a little confusion with some survey respondents, therefore we have taken the liberty of editing the numbers based on the comments that were submitted.

If you have responded to the survey and you have any questions about your reply as we have presented it, or if you would like to edit your response, please contact us.